Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.

When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour in each of a hundred cathedrals has seen nothing at all.

There is no greater compliment to the Jews than the fact that the degree of their unpopularity is always the scientific measure of the cruelty and silliness of the regime under which they live.

People read fiction for emotion-not information

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

It is, I think, an error to believe that there is any need of religion to make life seem worth living.